# C_2021044EN.01000501.xml

| 8.2.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 44/5 |
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8.2.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 44/5

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Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 9 December 2020 — Groupe Canal + v European Commission, French Republic, Union des producteurs de cinéma (UPC), C More Entertainment AB, European Film Agency Directors — EFAD’s, European Consumer Organisation (BEUC)

(Case C-132/19 P) (1)

(Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Television distribution - Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Article 9 and Article 16(1) - Decision making commitments binding - Absolute territorial protection - Misuse of powers - Preliminary assessment - No obligation on the European Commission to take account of considerations relating to the application of Article 101(3) TFEU - Agreements intended to partition national markets - No obligation on the Commission to analyse the relevant national markets one by one - Proportionality - Adverse effect on the contractual rights of third parties)

(2021/C 44/05)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Appellant: Groupe Canal + (represented by: P. Wilhelm, P. Gassenbach and O. de Juvigny, avocats)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: A. Dawes, C. Urraca Caviedes and L. Wildpanner, acting as Agents), French Republic (represented by: E. de Moustier and M. P. Dodeller, acting as Agents), Union des producteurs de cinéma (UPC) (represented by: E. Lauvaux, avocat), C More Entertainment AB, European Film Agency Directors — EFAD’s (represented by: O. Sasserath, avocat), European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) (represented by: A. Fratini, avvocatessa)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 12 December 2018, Groupe Canal + v Commission (T-873/16, EU:T:2018:904); |
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Annuls the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 12 December 2018, Groupe Canal + v Commission (T-873/16, EU:T:2018:904);

| 2. | Annuls the decision of the European Commission of 26 July 2016 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case AT.40023 — Cross-border access to pay-TV); |
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2.

Annuls the decision of the European Commission of 26 July 2016 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case AT.40023 — Cross-border access to pay-TV);

| 3. | Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Groupe Canal + SA, the European Film Agency Directors — EFADs, the Union des producteurs de cinéma (UPC) in the present appeal and the proceedings at first instance and those incurred by C More Entertainment AB in the proceedings at first instance; |
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3.

Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Groupe Canal + SA, the European Film Agency Directors — EFADs, the Union des producteurs de cinéma (UPC) in the present appeal and the proceedings at first instance and those incurred by C More Entertainment AB in the proceedings at first instance;

| 4. | Orders the French Republic to bear its own costs; |
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4.

Orders the French Republic to bear its own costs;

| 5. | Orders the European Consumers’ Organisation (BEUC) to bear its own costs. |
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5.

Orders the European Consumers’ Organisation (BEUC) to bear its own costs.

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(1)  OJ C 131, 8.4.2019.

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